cattail grass

Setaria pumila

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Setaria pumila is a species of grass known by many common names, including yellow foxtail, yellow bristle grass, pigeon grass, and cattail grass. It is native to Europe, but it is known throughout the world as a common weed. It grows in lawns, sidewalks, roadsides, cultivated fields, and many other places. This annual grass grows 20 centimeters to well over a meter in height, its mostly hairless stems ranging from green to purple-tinged in color. The...

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